Reliance Industries and Disney have finalized their media merger in India, but their unified streaming platform, potentially JioHotstar, faces domain ownership hurdles. The ₹70,352 crore venture merges Viacom18,

A new website, Jiostar.com, has emerged with a ‘Coming Soon’ message, and a Wikipedia page for Jio Star has also been created, hinting at the brand’s upcoming launch. Meanwhile, internally, both the companies are taking next steps with the merger,

Reliance Industries and Walt Disney on Thursday completed the $8.5 billion merger of their Indian media assets, which have been split into three divisions, with each unit having its own CEO. The companies said the newly formed divisions are entertainment,

The head of Disney and Reliance Industries’ newly merged $8.5bn Indian entertainment titan plans to invest and “revitalise” television in the world’s most populous country even as western media organisations increasingly see it as a dying medium.

The joint venture will be one of the largest Media & Entertainment companies in India with pro forma combined revenue of approximately $3.1 billion.

India’s entertainment landscape shifted Thursday as Reliance Industries and Disney completed their long-awaited media merger, creating an Indian powerhouse valued at $8.5 billion. The deal combines Disney’s Star India with Reliance’s Viacom18 and streaming platforms JioCinema and Hotstar.

Disney and Reliance Industries have completed the $8.5B deal to form a media and entertainment giant in India. This brings together Reliance’s JioCinema business with Disney’s Star India, which houses Disney+ Hotstar,